New DP Tank

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kei
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New DP Tank

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Just thought I'd share the puffies new tank! It's a Marina Vue 32, 32L with a Marina i110 internal filter. Gotta say that I'm loving the blue night light, and the puffies are all settling in well after the moving ordeal. I was terrified they were going to leap out of the basin or just altogether disappear :lol:

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Re: New DP Tank

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Re: New DP Tank

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I always mess up when adding new gravel even when I wash it before hand, so it's just dust and stuff from that! I set up my new betta tank today as well and that's like 10x worse because it's all new gravel but they'll clear in a day or two :D
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Re: New DP Tank

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Nice tank! Are there only two DPs in it?
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Re: New DP Tank

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Very pretty space for your puffers :) The blue light is nice, but have you seen any changes in puffer behavior when the blue light is on?

We have a blue light in our 20G too, and our puffers seem to get quite shy when it is on. I suspect they do not have great vision in low-light - they even stop begging for snacks when the light in our home is darker earlier at this time of year!
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Re: New DP Tank

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Beautiful tanks!
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Re: New DP Tank

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pufferjw wrote:Nice tank! Are there only two DPs in it?

Three! Two males and a female; not the ideal mix but they all get along pretty well and there's plenty of hiding places should they ever get annoyed with one another
TOPuffers wrote:Very pretty space for your puffers :) The blue light is nice, but have you seen any changes in puffer behavior when the blue light is on?

We have a blue light in our 20G too, and our puffers seem to get quite shy when it is on. I suspect they do not have great vision in low-light - they even stop begging for snacks when the light in our home is darker earlier at this time of year!
So far I haven't seen anything. It might be because I always have my bedside light on so maybe they can still see that? But light or no light they're always out and about; the minute they know I'm in the room they're up at the front begging for food!
Your tank looks so nice! I can't wait for all of the plants to settle and grow in a bit in mine, get some more au natural look going on :lol:
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